Time for planting garden grows near

1:07 AM,
May 13, 2013

Written by

Linda Martz
News Journal

Gardeners itch for this time of year, and it's finally here - soon, it will be time to put frost-sensitive vegetables and annual flowers into the ground.

Since that won't occur in northern Ohio for a week or two, you've got time to prepare.

"Memorial Day is about as soon as we plant things out in the country," except for cold-hardy vegetables, said Marilyn Coleman of the Richwood Garden Club in Richwood, Ohio. Urban gardeners may get away with starting sooner, since cities generally are a bit more protected, with temperatures a little warmer, she said. ...